This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: October 14 - 16, 2026
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Steering Committee welcomes 50 of the most experienced M&A advisors, CFIUS and foreign direct investment counsel, national security professionals, and major global investors from key jurisdictions around the world to discuss national security-based investment reviews and their impact on cross-border investment flows and M&A.
Using candid, seminar-style discussion, the group identifies trends and developments in their varied practice areas and jurisdictions for meaningful dialogue on the most interesting and provocative issues of the day.
2026 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Committee Members
Peter Komorowski is Director and Senior counsel for SoftBank Group for Disputes and Regulatory. Pete brings extensive experience in commercial litigation, government investigations, and regulatory matters.
He previously practiced at Covington & Burling LLP, representing organizations and individuals in high-stakes disputes and regulatory matters.
Earlier, Pete served as Chief of Counterterrorism Intelligence Operations for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Asia at the Defense Intelligence Agency, leading global 24/7 intelligence operations.
A former U.S. Army non-commissioned officer, he also teaches as a professorial lecturer of law at George Washington University.
Kathy Sarpash is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Legal & Regulatory group. In this role, she is responsible for corporate legal, governance and regulatory functions for Brookfield’s asset management activities. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2018, she held a number of positions including General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at another asset management firm and Senior Legal Counsel in the Global Wealth and Distribution group of a Canadian Schedule I bank. Ms. Sarpash holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sheffield School of Law in the U.K. and Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from the University of Toronto. Ms. Sarpash is called to the bar of Ontario.
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